Me, Matilda and Winnie: River Island

Friday, 26 January 2018

Valentine's Day Lust List...

As I was trawling through the usual suspects this morning, trying to find something to wear for drinks tomorrow night, I was totally inspired to do a post on Things To Wear On Valentine's Day.
There is so much on the high street based on LOVE that I wanted to collate my absolute favourites and bring them to you. Afterall, it is just over two weeks until the day of lurve, and if you have grand plans to go out or stay in, you might want something new to wear...

ASOS

Lots to choose from on ASOS, as you might expect:

How cute is this embroidered LOVE ME t-shirt? Nothing like a strong message! Shop here for £14.

I love the shade of red on this dress. Sexy AF. Smarten it up with heels for dinner or just pair with black boots and an aviator to toughen up this girly number. £32 available here.

Don't fancy red or pink? This cute cropped shirt is the answer. Perfectly paired with jeans or a leather skirt. Damn. Shop for just £25 here.

I'm a big fan of this cheeky t-shirt. Only £12!

Single and proud? Tell the world with this brilliant slogan t-shirt £32. Great length on this too.

Always that friend with the blunt advice? Me too. Love this t-shirt, it's currently sat in my basket. £16.

Topshop have some really fun choices in lots of different colours...

This awesome sweater is available in a few colours, including the hot colour of 2018. Only £28 too!

Spending the day with your sweetheart? Let them know by wearing this cute t-shirt. £15.

In love with this cropped sweat top too, the colour combo is gorgeous. £26.

Elsewhere on the high street:

This knit is everywhere right now and I really want it! £59 from &otherstories

Want to make a subtle nod to Valentine's Day? Do it with these heart print wide leg trousers from Next. They also come in tall lengths. £32.

Channel Gucci vibes with this slogan tee from River Island for £20. They also have some really cute other tees on there.

And there you have it.

What are your plans for Valentine's Day?

Chloe x

Bank Holiday Haul

Hi guys!

I hope you all had a good bank holiday weekend?

I had to work on Saturday (bleurgh!) however, Sunday was spent brunching with the girls at our favourite spot Tom at TwentyOne. I had some delicious buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup and fruit. Totally healthy right?

Then it was time for date afternoon/night. Andrew had booked for us to watch the new Jungle Book film, we'd been dying to see it since it came out a few weeks ago. Needless to say it was brilliant so I would highly recommend you go see it! We had dinner at Cafe Rouge after, I'd never been before, thought it was pretty average - have any of you been?

Andrew had also said he wanted to take me shopping before the film to treat me to a few bits and that was the original point of this post, I wanted to show you the pieces I had picked up.

We are going away in June and I am trying to build my summer/holiday capsule wardrobe, but I ended up with a weird range of items.

The first item I went for was this pretty chambray top from River Island. I thought it would look lovely with some light boyfriend jeans and sandals, ideal for this transitional period we are in.

I am obsessed with blue and white. So chic. This sleeveless jacket is again from River Island and I can't wait to throw it over skinny jeans and a white t-shirt.

Andrew actually picked this top out for me, I wasn't overwhelmed when I looked at it on the hanger but when I put it on it covered a multitude of sins, the colour looked great with my new brunette barnet and I envisioned it as my new go-to top for casual drinks or dinner. Also from River Island it comes in other colours.

The wide leg trousers above are from Zara. The fabric is light and comfy so I thought these would be great for the evening on holiday, teamed with a white or cream top and a tan. Perfect. I've got some espadrille wedges that I purchased on ASOS last summer that would go great with these as they are rather long too.

This kaftan from H&M made me feel like a Goddess when I tried it on and I knew instantly it was going straight to the till point with me. On holiday we usually head down to breakfast about 8, then straight to the pool so this would be ideal for that.

That is it for this haul, I have a few bits sitting in my basket on ASOS that I am deliberating over and we also have a family wedding on Sunday that I currently have no dress for - uh oh. So no doubt I'll have a few more bits to show you in the next few weeks.

What have you guys been buying this spring?

Chloe x

My Marbella Hen Do

Last week I got back from the most amazing 4 days on my hen do in Marbella. I had the best time and wish I could go back and do it all again! (Beware - this is a picture heavy post!)

I've been a few times before with my family, so we decided to go back as we knew the area has great restaurants and even better nightlife. When we used to go, we always stayed at the H10 Andalucia Plaza, but it recently underwent a huge refurbishment so it was great to see it updated. I would really recommend this hotel, it is adults only - which I thought may mean it was full of stag and hen parties - but this isn't the case. There was a real mixture of couples, older groups, golfers, young friends getting away for a mini-break so this made for a great atmosphere. We booked for bed & breakfast, and you really can't fault the selection of food on offer. Plus it is only a ten minute walk to Puerto Banus with the designer shops, super yachts and flash cars.

We arrived early Wednesday morning, so got straight on the sunbeds and started on the Mojitos!

Wearing my favourite Miu Miu sunglasses & new Accessorize straw trilby

My black kimono is H&M and the sliders are River Island at ASOS along with my Michael Kors watch!

That night we were booked in for Hard Rock Cafe - one of my favourite restaurants! We booked a few weeks before we left in case it was busy, but the restaurant was almost empty.

Here are all us girls outside the restaurant.

Me in Puerto Banus about to start a surprise bar crawl organised by my sisters - loved playing dress up too!

I wore a really nice jumpsuit that I'd bought the previous week from Next. I loved it as soon as I saw it on the mannequin in the window! You can purchase the same here for £42. My necklace is from Accessorize that I'd bought at the airport before we flew.

We ended up in Linekers bar where we had a booth & champagne and this really sweet banner hanging up!

My sisters & I plus Sam!

The next day we were up early for breakfast, more sunbathing and of course, more cocktails.

Anneka & Sam paid for me to have a wash & blowdry at the hotel's hair salon, and it was incredible. I love a big curly blowdry and it was so nice to be pampered whilst I was away - thank you girlies!

We'd decided to eat at a gorgeous Moroccan restaurant called Mosaik then after that we had a booth booked at AqwaMist nightclub. We paid 500euros for the booth, which included a magnum of Belvedere vodka, 2 bottles of champagnes plus mixers. Split between ten of us it was really good value for money so I'd tell anyone to do this. The music was brilliant in there as well.

Anneka & Me at the hotel bar before going to AqwaMist - Anneka looked so cool in a crop & knicker shorts with this long crochet top over!

My dress is from ASOS which I had purchased a few months ago for £17.50! Such a bargain and I had so many comments on it. I teamed it with my Topshop 'Ratchet' sandals, I got those in the sale too for £16! They go with everything as well, plus the heel is chunky so they are really easy to walk in.

Starting to look a bit worse for wear here! My clutch is New Look from last year.

My sisters & I, they are also my only bridesmaids at the wedding - I love this photo and both of the girls outfits!

I was one of 3 girls left standing - we left the club at 6am, then went back to our hotel room for a champagne & strawberry breakfast!

Sam looked gorgeous in this blue number

I spent the rest of that day in bed, which was fine as it was cloudy! Then for our last supper we had dinner booked at Infushia, and they put us on the guestlist for Tibu nightclub. After dinner and before the club we went to the strip to have some cheap cocktails, and met a group of (old!) golfers who ended up joining us for a dance at the club, it was hilarious!

Here are two of the golfing guys partying with us - we stole their high vis jackets!

My outfit on the last night was a pair of Topshop joggers which I had from last summer paired with a cami also from Topshop. I wore my sliders out that night because I adore them and are so comfortable, you can buy online now in silver here as the white has sold out!

I was really sad to leave Marbella, all the girls had made such an effort to make sure I had a wonderful time, I really can't thank them enough for giving me an amazing trip. My Mumma came with her friend Teresa too, and I felt bad that I didn't get much time to speak to them - but I love you : )

Would love to hear your comments!

Chloe xx

Easter Weekend Fun

I hope you all had a great Easter - I worked Saturday & Monday so made sure I enjoyed myself on Sunday.
This meant seeing the family and a chance to wear an outfit I'd been putting together in my head for a while.

I love taking a casual look to the next level with a statement piece, a great pair of shoes or some serious bling, and I think this outift really showcases that.

Jacket - River Island // T-Shirt - River Island // Jeans - ASOS // Heels - River Island
Necklace - Topshop // Watch - Michael Kors

Firstly the oversized blazer, I bought this a few months ago from River Island and I absolutely love it. Always a sucker for anything animal print - I had to purchase immediately! It is really soft and therefore very comfortable and can be styled in so many ways. I like to fold over the sleeves of mine to showoff my arm candy!

Then the jeans! When I saw the ripped look popping up on blogs and maagzines etc, I knew this was another trend that would work really well with my personal style. These beauties I bought from ASOS for only £40. I'd never bought jeans from there before so was curious to see what the fit would be like and the quality but I am seriously impressed. I always wear mine rolled up to show off whatever is on my feet!
However, I actually went to buy another pair yesterday but they don't seem to be on the website anymore - gutted!The rips were not that big when I first wore them, but with every wear they seem to get bigger - I am putting this down to my wintery thighs, when I sit down I can hear the rips reminding me I've got to shed a few lbs!

I've had these shoes for just over a year now, purchased from River Island whilst on a girls trip to Manchester - again I had my eye on them for a while.
They are really comfortable as the sole is really squidgy (!) so I can wear them all day with no bother at all. Amazing!
The gold detailing luxe up the shoe and I am still going for the hardware trend, who doesn't love a buckle or four?!!

The t-shirt is another old purchase from River Island that I had bought to go under some dungarees I'd bought in there too - did anyone else buy into that trend?!!?
Then the necklace - ah the necklace! I have wanted my name in pendant form ever since Carrie Bradshaw had hers in Sex And The City - remember when she loses it in her Dior purse whilst in Paris? And then The Russian buys her that diamond beauty she ends up breaking and leads her to Big? Anyway I digress...
When I spotted some name necklaces hanging in my local Topshop store, I raced towards it like a total magpie and eagerly thumbed through each name thinking 'they won't have Chloe, I know they won't' and then to my utter dismay (and delight of course!) I found my little name at the back!
Happy Chloe!

So what do you think of the outfit? What did you get up to over the Easter weekend?
Here are some photos of my family fun day - enjoy!